Combination fishing device



Oct. 12, 1943. c, DOUGLAS A 2,331,665

COMBINATION FISHING DEVI-CE Filed July 10. 1942 2 Sheets-Sheet l 34 ADOLPHCW/EBOLD' Oct. 12, 1943.

R. C. DOUGLAS E' l-AL COMBINATION FISHING DEVICE Filed July 10, 1942 2 sheets-sheet 2 j1wc/M au RUSSELL CDO UGLAQ QDOLFH c.W/EBOLD Patented Oct. 12, 1943 12,331,665. p n i COMBINATION FISHING DEV-ion Ddu laj intranets, p K n Y,.MQ-.;f H Application at; 1o,1942,;seriarN0;450,464 1 I I scr ws; (01. is-.47)" V Russell (2.

The present invention relatesto-a combination fishingdevicee" a" .It is an object of the presentfinvention'to pro-.

vide a fishing device having "an electric bulband 7 batteries. 1

Another object of thepresent invention is'the provision of mechanism soarrangedthat when a fish bites, the jerk automatically closes a circuit and thelamp is illuminated.

A still further object of the,

a lamp.

A still 'further object of the present invention is the provision of a fishing deviceth'at is air tight and vaporproof; 1

-A still further object of the present invention I present invention is the provisionof means'for using the deviceasis the provision of a fishing device that maybe seen from a great distance. I

A stillfurtherobject' of the present invention is the provision of a fishing device thatimay be seen under water. These and other objects will hereinafter more fully-"explained, reference being had to the" accompanying 'drawings'for'ming a part of this specification and in which like characters apply to like parts throughout theseveralviews;

.Eigurel is an elevational view of the fishing device, and showing the parts set in position for catching fish.v The dotted line illustrating the position of thetrigger and linewhen the mechanism is sprung' Figure 2 is anelevational view looking in the direction of the arrows Figure 1, the body being omitted, the base being broken away, and parts.

being shown insection; the dotted line illustrating .the position of the trigger in released *position. v Figure 3'is ger mechanism of Figure 2, andillustrating'the movable arm in its normal or released position.

Figure 4 is a view of the'con'tact mechanism, parts being shown fragmentarily. T

Figure 5' is an exaggeratedv fragmentary illustrating the U-shaped member. 1

a'fragmentaryrea'r view vof the trig:

sec tional view of parts in the base and illustrating deformation of the parts when the'mech'anism is sprungor set'ofi. i

Figure 6 is a fragmentary view ofthe base an ta'ct' member "shown in dotted lines in Figure '2; portions being shown fragmentarily'. 1The present invention comprises a base I D, that engages 'a body I of translucent materialpth'ei bodyhavi'ng one-end open,the peripheralouter wall of the open end being provided with threads that' engagejfemale'rthreads lz'in thebas'e: Iriv terposed between the'base' Ill 'and'the 'body l I-is'a rubber gasket l3 that serves as a watIr-tightseal to the inter'ior-' o*f=thebody-Il The baseiisprovided with depending walls M and :15 that may be integral with-the base "'or' rigidly 'secured to the'base in any suitable manner. Within':thewall 1 4 there "is provided a. slot I6 of irregular downwardly and atjan angle'to the-portion 26: p

Figure 'lis a sectional view taken aniline 1-1 of Figure 2 and illustrating a top view of the clip members.

Figure :8 is a sectional View taken on line 8- 8 of Figure 1 and illustrating the bolt securing the L-shaped brackets to a dielectric member.

Figure 9 is a view taken on line 9'-9 of Figu-re2' and. illustrating the contact member on a 'd-ielectrio member, a portion of another contact member beingshown insec'tio'n. i

Figure 10 is an elev'atiohal view portions being broken and in section and illustrating the conend 3D beingformed into an eye; 'The jerk member' of the present invention'comprises a single piece ofsprin'giwire 3i 5 one'a'rm'32 beingrigidly secured to the innenfa'ce of "the wall 'llfthe wire being; convoluted at 33serves as a torsional springful crum "for a movable arm' 34, a portion of the arm engaging the $101: I arse end as of the arm 34 being formed in'to an eye '36. 'The movable arm 34} carries -a"U-shaped membert'h and" although shown secured tothe' arm; this U '-shaped member may be formed in the arm 34. T Depending Qfro'm" the' -base' l0 and rigidly secured "thereto 'is U-shapedrhember '38 that serves as an anchoring means for the oonvolutions 33 and it is to be" noted that a' portion" of theconvolutions are-en-j gaged by the U-shaped member 38.

andwithin-the base there is' mounted a resilientmetal disk ill, a rubber disk 4 [having apertures 2 anda metal ring 43'havingapertures 44." Sup'er-' posed'upon the ring were spaced brackets 45,f

the'base portion 48 of eachbracket beingp'rovided with anaperture 4'|, the verticalportion 48 of each bracket terminating in an oblong portlo-n 49; Transversely of and interposed'between theoblong portions'are curved clip members 50 of a width equal to the oblohg'portions and these? members serveas'a clamping mean's'forapurpose to be later described. The apertures" l-2g M"and 41 are in line and they receive a threaded bolt 5|, the head of which is fixedly secured to the The base l0 is provided *with an aperture "391 base ID in any suitable manner. The members 40, ll, 43 and the base portion 46 of the brackets 45 are held in impinged position in the base by nuts 52 on the bolts 5|. Interposed between the vertical portions 45 and the clip members 50, is a dielectric member 53 having a base portion 54 and a vertical portion 55.

The contact member 55 is providedwith a shank 55, the shank receiving a washer 60, a contact arm 6| and a nut 62. To the vertical portion 55 contact with a zinc or negative element of a dry cell II. To one side of the vertical portion 55 of the dielectric member there is secured one leg of a metal bracket I6. the portion 11 of the bracket having a threaded apertureEthat receives a light bulb I8. Disposed at right angles to the bracket I5 and secured .to the vertical portion 55 there is a contact member I9 that is engaged by the contact 50 of the light bulb I5. The contact The base portion 54 v is provided with contact members 56, 51 and 58.

' the fish-line will release the trigger, and said member 56 is connected to the metal bracket I6 by wire 5| and the contact member 51 is connected to the contact member" by wire 83. The base In has fixedly secured thereto the ends 85 and 55 of a ball 56 and itis to be noted that the ball is provided with eyes 51 and 88. Through the eye 51, the'eye 35 and the U-shaped member 5! is threaded a line 89, one end of the line being securely fastened to the base I, the other end being secured to a ring 90.

In the operation of the present device and as illustrated in Figures 1 and2, a line carrying a hook and sinker (not shown) is secured to the ring the arm I4 is moved in the slot l6 until it reaches the notch 11 where'it engages the depending portion 28,: the member assuming the position as shown in solid lines in Figure 1. When a fish bites, the jerk exerts a pull on the line, the line pulling the portion 29 towards the eye 51, this movement of the member 25' forces the depending portion 28 upwardly, forcing the arm 54 out of the notch II, the arm 34 springing upwardly forces the U-shaped member 31 into the aperture 59 and deforms the members 40 and II, forcing them into contact with the contact arm 6|, that engages the contact point 51, closing the circuit and lighting the bulb 18', the bulb remaining lighted until released by hand. The

screw 22 serves as an adjustment for theamount of pull requiredto trip the arm: 3!. When the device is not in use the screw 2| serves as a stop .for the arm ,3, thus-preventing the U-shaped Having described our invention in detail in its present preferred embodiment, it will be obvious to those skilled inthe art, that various changes and modifications may be made therein without departing from the spirit or scope of the appended claims.

What We claim is:

By providing a screw base I pro-- movable member being adapted to exert a pull on the fish-line upon release of the trigger.

2. A fishing device comprising a support, an electric light carried by the support, a switch for controlling the light, an arm carried by the support and swingable. in one direction to operate the switch, a spring urging the arm in said direction, a trigger releasably holding the arm against movement in said direction, and a fish-line for releasing the trigger, said arm, upon release of said trigger, exerting a pull on the fish-line and operating said light switch.

. 3. In a fishing device, a base including a flexible diaphragm, a translucent top removably secured to the base to form a water-tight float, electric alarm means mounted on the base including switch means adjacent said diaphragm, anv arm carried by the base exteriorly of the fioat and swingable in one direction into engagement with the flexible diaphragm to operate the switch means, a spring urging the arm in said direction, a trigger releasably holding the arm against movement in said direction, and a fish line for releasing the trigger.

4. In a fishing device, a base including a flexible diaphragm, a, translucent top removably secured to the base to form a water-tight fioat, electric alarm means mounted on the base including switch means adjacent said diaphragm, an arm carried by the base exteriorly of the float and swingable in one direction into engagement with the flexible diaphragm to operate the switch means, a spring urging the arm in said direction. a trigger releasably holding the arm against movement in said direction, a fish line for releasing the trigger, said arm, upon release of said trigger, exerting a pull on the fish line.

5. A fishing device comprising in combination a base and a body, an alarm in said body, support means carried by said base, a movable arm carried by said base and in operative engagement with said support means, deformable mean in the base, a contact means carried by said movable arm adapted to contact said deformable means, said deformable means closing an electrical circuit carried in said base and body and controlling said alarm.

6. A fishing device comprising in combination a base and a body, an alarm in said body, support means and actuating means carried by said base, said actuating means comprising a movable arm and a trigger, means carried by said base for positioning said movable arm and trigger in set position, deformable means carried by said base. means carried by said arm adapted to contact said deformable means, said support means when actuated releasing said trigger and movable arm, said means carried by said arm engaging and deforming the deformable means carried by said base, and an electric circuit in said body, said deformable means in said base closing the electrical circuit in said body controlling said alarm.

RUSSELL C. DOUGLAS. ADOLPH C. WIEBOLD. 

